UNILAG invents new method for diagnosing malaria – NAIJ.COM

- Unilag’s Prof. Wellington Oyibo notes that people are still not carrying out malaria tests despite that a policy that tests should be done before treatment was approved since 2010

- The Professor of Medical Parasitology notes that under the new test formula, medicine retailers will be able to carry out diagnosis before dispensing drugs

- Oyibo appeals to the Federal Government to create easy access for people to test for malaria through the new approach

Following intensive research by its Department of Medical Micro Biology and Parasitology, the University of Lagos has stated that it invented a new method of diagnosing malaria, NAN reports.

The director, Research and Innovation of the institution Prof. Wellington Oyibo, on Thursday, June 29 in Lagos, said the university’s research on malaria testing without the use of blood was validated in 2016.

He said that by this feat, the institution was fast becoming a clinical trial site for diagnosis in the country.

According to him, the institution has provided a platform and an enabling environment for researchers that have been providing solutions to life challenges.